as in impetuous
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Recent Examples of hotheaded
Ledbetter’s struggles with her hotheaded son, as well as her triumphs as an accomplished ballroom dancer outside of work, also get a half-hearted treatment.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
While Yasuke is considered level-headed, Naoe is more hotheaded.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
If Freeman’s unflappable version of the character is a trope, so is Hodge’s hotheaded one.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Popular on Variety The case may come down to which version of Baldwin the jury finds more credible: the hotheaded egomaniac who thinks the rules don’t apply to him or the consummate professional who was failed by those around him.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 July 2024
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
While Yasuke is considered level-headed, Naoe is more hotheaded.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
If Freeman’s unflappable version of the character is a trope, so is Hodge’s hotheaded one.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Popular on Variety The case may come down to which version of Baldwin the jury finds more credible: the hotheaded egomaniac who thinks the rules don’t apply to him or the consummate professional who was failed by those around him.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotheaded
Adjective
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The sometimes impetuous Nasser and the reserved and uncharismatic Hasan al-Hudaybi, the Brotherhood’s general guide (the top official) at this time, grew to hate each other in the years immediately following the revolution.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2018
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Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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She was arrested and charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree on March 12.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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In January a Bronx jury found Officer Kenneth Hood, 38, guilty of reckless endangerment and official misconduct for the incident in the George R. Vierno Center on Nov. 27, 2019, which left 18-year-old Nicholas Feliciano paralyzed.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The proliferation of financial news, sensationalist headlines, and social media can amplify anxiety, leading to impulsive decisions that deviate from long-term plans.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Even during a recession, advisors should encourage clients to avoid impulsive moves like selling assets at depressed prices.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dark Empaths can grasp the subtleties of human behavior and use that insight to conceal their shortcomings behind a brash level of confidence.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Dsquared2 celebrated its 30th anniversary with a collection that featured all the brand’s hallmarks, including glittery embellishments, paint splatter and brash washes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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She was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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On March 19, 2024, Huger was charged with a DUI and DWI on the counts of: negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Balance enthusiasm with professionalism by showing energy without appearing desperate or overconfident.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But human physicians can also be overconfident in their reasoning abilities, and may wrongly ignore correct diagnoses offered by patients, non-physician health workers or AI systems.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His flashiest assists were offset by foolhardy turnovers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The forecasting teams were also brave (or foolhardy) enough to make forecasts early, which required projecting months into the future.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2015
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“Hotheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotheaded. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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